joy

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
2. (countable, uncountable) Anything that causes such a feeling.
3. (countable, uncountable) Luck or success; a positive outcome.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The sign or exhibition of joy; gaiety; merriment; festivity.

Intj

Expressing appreciation and happiness.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice.
2. (archaic, transitive) To enjoy.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To give joy to; to congratulate.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.

Opposite of

infelicity, joylessness, unhappiness, unjoy, happiness

Synonyms

delight

happiness

pleasure

gladness

mirth

exultation

bliss

rejoice

jubilation

enjoyment

satisfaction

happy

😀

rejoicing

fun

glee

merriment

joyfulness

cheerfulness

gratification

elation

gaiety

rapture

hilarity

exhilaration

joviality

high spirits

gladden

contentment

joyousness

comfort

have fun

gleefulness

enjoy

cheer

celebration

🎉

celebrate

exultance

blissfulness

festivity

mercy

mirthfulness

love

❤️

exult

exuberance

excitement

laugh

😆

glad

amused

laughter

dance

💃

Translations

joie

😂

Freude

😂

gioia

😂

alegría

😂

alegria

😂

χαρά

vreugde

😂

allegria

felicità

allégresse

Fröhlichkeit

😂

bonheur

alegria

😂

felicidad

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒɔɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: joye

Inherited from Middle English: joyen

In summary

The noun is from Middle English joye, borrowed from Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium (“joy”), from gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”). Doublet of jo and gaudy (“Oxford college reunion”). Displaced native Old English ġefēa.
The interjection is from the noun.
The verb is from Middle English joyen, joȝen, joien, from Old French jöir, from the Old French noun (see above).